Monograms - Pfaff select 1520 Instruction Manual

Monograms

Whether working with stretch or woven fabric,
with the help of the darning foot and the stitch
G (1540), E (1530/1520), stitch width 2.5-5 ,
you can embroider initials of your own design.
Sewing this way without a set pattern does,
however, require a little practice.
• Draw the initials onto the fabric with an
invisible-ink marker.
• Drop the feed dog. Insert the darning foot
and bring it into darning position (see page
37).
• Place stabilizer under the fabric.
• Hoop the fabric in an embroidery hoop and
embroider using the zigzag stitch.
• Tie off the threads and remove the
stabilizer.
Tip: By sewing quickly and moving the material
slowly, you will achieve dense stitches.
When embroidering on terry-cloth, the
monogram must fi rst be sewn with a narrow
zigzag stitch and then stitched again with a
wider zigzag stitch. In this way the terry-cloth
loops are completely covered.
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Decorative sewing and embroidery techniques
Embroidering block letters is somewhat easier.
Here the feed dog is not dropped which means
that free sewing is no longer necessary. You
can simply sew along the lines with stitch G
(1540), E (1530/1520), stitch width 2.5-5 .
• Place stabilizer under the fabric.
• Before sewing, draw the monogram onto
the fabric.
• Sew along the lines you have sketched
using the zigzag stitch.